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  <date date="2014-06-05" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)</sessionName>
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    <name>Question Time</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Freedom of Information</name>
      <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000713">
        <heading>Freedom of Information</heading>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="563" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. I.F. EVANS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Davenport</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2014-06-05">
            <name>Freedom of Information</name>
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        <startTime time="2014-06-05T14:56:36" />
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000714">
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          <by role="member" id="563">The Hon. I.F. EVANS (Davenport) (14:56):</by>  Supplementary question: is the Attorney-General prepared to write to the Ombudsman and ask the Ombudsman to conduct an inquiry into the allegations raised specifically in his report about political interference through ministerial offices or their staff of FOI offices to conduct a stand-alone, separate inquiry into that terms of reference?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Enfield</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Justice Reform</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Planning</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Housing and Urban Development</name>
          </portfolio>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Industrial Relations</name>
          </portfolio>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2014-06-05">
            <name>Freedom of Information</name>
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        <startTime time="2014-06-05T14:57:01" />
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          <timeStamp time="2014-06-05T14:57:01" />
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Minister for Industrial Relations) (14:57):</by>  I don't recall seeing the words 'political interference' when I read the Ombudsman's report. Perhaps I had a different—</text>
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          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000717">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  Perhaps my copy—</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="563" kind="interjection">
        <name>The Hon. I.F. Evans</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000718">
          <by role="member" id="563">The Hon. I.F. Evans:</by>  What are you doing to help the Adelaide Crows, mate?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000719">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The member for Davenport is warned for the first time.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000720">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  They do need a bit of help, Mr Speaker.</text>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000721">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000722">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Education is called to order.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000723">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  So—</text>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000724">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000725">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Education is warned for the first time.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000726">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  As I said—</text>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000727">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="614">The Hon. J.M. Rankine interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000728">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  The Minister for Education is warned for the second and final time.</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000729">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  Don't tempt him.</text>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000730">
          <event kind="interjection">Members interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000731">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  No, she was genuinely amused. Deputy Premier, are you finished?</text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1810" kind="answer" continued="true">
        <name>The Hon. J.R. RAU</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000732">
          <by role="member" id="1810">The Hon. J.R. RAU:</by>  I can be, but I'm enjoying this as much as you.</text>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000733">
          <event kind="interjection" role="member" id="4840">Mr Tarzia interjecting:</event>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker kind="speech" role="office">
        <name>The Speaker</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <text id="201406059618d61c37f247ada0000734">
          <by role="office">The SPEAKER:</by>  Amazingly, the member for Hartley has survived to this point in question time, through my indulgence. The member for Hartley.</text>
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